Ahead of Germany's UEFA Nations League A matchday 4 clash away to Greece, German national team coach Jürgen Klopp attended a press conference to answer questions from journalists. Below is the second part of the press conference.

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Reporter: For tomorrow's match, do you typically prefer a stable starting XI, or will you try to give more players a chance? Also, do you maintain the tradition that the player attending this press conference (S. Pavlovic) will definitely start tomorrow?

Klopp: About that... I told him before the press conference started that because he's sitting here, he can't use that as an excuse not to play. The fewer questions you journalists ask him, the less likely he is to pull out, since he hasn't said anything yet. If only he were sitting here today, wouldn't the press conference end after just one question?

Tomorrow, we'll field a team with a genuine chance to win the match, a real winning opportunity. How many changes we need to make, we'll decide tomorrow.

To be honest, every player in the training camp deserves a chance to play. The training atmosphere has been excellent, and the quality is very high. After Schlotterbeck's departure, the second centre-back position definitely needs careful consideration, but for all other positions, we have double coverage with very high-quality players. As for which of these players you'll see on the pitch tomorrow, you'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out.

Reporter: Mr. Klopp, after the Munich match, you seemed to notice some media narrative around Joshua Kimmich, perhaps in a negative light.

Klopp: I seemed to notice what?

Reporter: Yes, you appeared quite perceptive at the time.

Klopp: I'm an old fox. (laughs)

Reporter: To what extent are you concerned about this, or feel the need to protect him from this criticism and media noise?

Klopp: Not at all. You know, it's extremely difficult to respond to such topics. This isn't because I want to deliberately downplay or exaggerate the issue, but because the media always needs to create narratives—that's normal. We played a very good match, and our midfield performance was outstanding. Imagine how bad it would be if Germany only had three available midfielders in the entire country. If there were only three, one would certainly have to play every match. But why should a particular player always have to play? Any player needs to be in form to play, and we need more depth, just like at a club—if you're not in form, you don't play. The team needs different tactical structures, leaders, runners, and creative players; we need all sorts of different elements. We're currently observing and building an overall impression; we played a great match, and your question is hinting at something else. I don't want to overstate it, but the media asking such questions is expected. I just felt it came a bit early—in the second or third question of the press conference, it went in that direction, so I decided to answer clearly.

I'm very satisfied with the current situation, I have to say very satisfied. Any truly talented player has nothing to worry about. As I've said, I'm looking forward to the future with these lads and working with every member of the national team. I hope we have healthy competition in player selection; that's normal.

I know that no matter how I answer, you'll find a way to interpret it as "but this means...". So, I'm officially giving up the fight. On the Kimmich topic, I'm completely surrendering; you can write whatever you want. I myself am very happy, delighted with the recent match, proud that Kimmich is a German international, and the same goes for all the other players.

Reporter: If I may, I'd also like to ask you to clarify the goalkeeper situation: if there are no changes to the goalkeeper position, does that mean Urbig will start a second consecutive match? Does this mean he's gradually establishing himself as number one, or is Ter Stegen still the number one?

Klopp: Regarding the goalkeepers, the reason for this arrangement is that the other goalkeepers get regular playing time at their clubs, while Jonas (Urbig) lacks opportunities at his club, so he gets a chance to start. Finn Dahmen, Noah Atubolu, and the others play regularly, so we've planned for Jonas to play his second match. They've all impressed me greatly; we'll never be short of options at goalkeeper, and their shot-stopping in training has been remarkable. It's wonderful to have rotation options like this. This has nothing to do with who's number one. Players typically find their rhythm at their respective clubs, and at the national team, we provide comprehensive support.

Reporter: Greece's "golden generation" was just mentioned. Our editorial team has specifically compared it to Greece's Euro 2004 championship squad. What do you think is the biggest difference between that Greek team and the current Greek team?

S. Pavlovic: I was born that year!

Reporter: I know—just three months before they won the championship! I imagine you two may have watched videos... In terms of style of play and personnel, what are the similarities and differences between the 2004 team and the current Greek squad?

Klopp: Where should I start with this question? From what I remember, if I'm not mistaken, that Greek team scored with extremely low possession and very few chances, beating highly-rated strong teams. Can I put it that way? Charisteas eventually headed it in—that was quite a similar style of play, wasn't it?

It was a team with extraordinarily high defensive tactical discipline, but I can't remember anyone else from that squad. The current Greek team, particularly in attack, has some top-class players who play for major clubs. They have excellent ball-playing skills, pace and finishing ability, and their age structure is very good—mostly late teens to early twenties, with plenty of room for development. So I'm not sure there's much to compare between the two teams; the current Greek team is simply an excellent team, nothing more or less. As for the team from 22 years ago, sorry, my brain's database doesn't have archives that old.

However, Otto Rehhagel led them to glory back then, so from that angle, we Germans contributed our part.

S. Pavlovic: I completely agree with that!

Klopp: Without Otto, none of that would have happened.

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